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Degenerative intraspinal cyst of the cervical spine
Author(s) -
Hidetoshi Nojiri,
Yoshio Sakuma,
Soichi Uta
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
orthopedic reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.412
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 2035-8237
pISSN - 2035-8164
DOI - 10.4081/or.2009.e17
Subject(s) - medicine , laminoplasty , myelopathy , cyst , decompression , surgery , facet joint , cervical spine , facet (psychology) , cystectomy , spinal cord , anatomy , lumbar spine , psychology , social psychology , bladder cancer , personality , cancer , psychiatry , big five personality traits
We describe two cases of degenerative intraspinal cyst of the cervical spine that caused a gradually progressive myelopathy. One case had a cyst that arose from the facet joint and the other case had a cyst that formed in the ligamentum flavum. The symptoms improved immediately after posterior decompression by cystectomy with laminoplasty

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